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HR0944LRB104 22106 ECR 38279 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate the leadership, staff, 

4and owners of the Chicago Defender on the historic occasion of 

5the newspaper's 121st anniversary in 2026; and

6 WHEREAS, The Chicago Defender is a legendary, 

7Chicago-based publication founded on May 5, 1905 by the 

8visionary Robert Sengstacke Abbott, who launched the 

9monumental Black newspaper with just 25 cents and an 

10unyielding dream to tell Black American stories 

11unapologetically; and

12 WHEREAS, From its humble beginnings being printed in an 

13apartment, the Chicago Defender rapidly evolved into a 

14movement, becoming one of the nation's most influential 

15Black-owned and operated newspapers and distinguishing itself 

16as the first to achieve a circulation over 100,000, the first 

17to feature a health column, and the first to host a full page 

18of comic strips; the newspaper reached a towering national 

19circulation of 200,000 copies by 1920, extending its profound 

20reach far beyond the borders of Illinois; and

21 WHEREAS, Under the fearless leadership of Robert Abbott, 

22the Chicago Defender used moralistic rhetoric, political 

HR0944- 2 -LRB104 22106 ECR 38279 r

1cartoons, and a bold platform to expose the horrors of 

2lynchings, fight Jim Crow laws, and aggressively champion the 

3migrations of African Americans from the rural South to the 

4urban North, including initiating the historic "Great Northern 

5Drive" on May 15, 1917, which helped reshape national 

6politics, shift voting power, and rapidly grow Chicago's Black 

7population from 40,000 to nearly 150,000 citizens; and

8 WHEREAS, Robert Abbott and editor L